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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Cool Runnings on January 24, 2016, 08:13:31 PM
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Independent.
Does not follow the herd.
NOT part of any group. :popcorn:
See ya on the road, going the other way!
Peace.
I travel alone....
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Bah Humbug! I guess that means you don't want to be invited for a group ride then...just a wild guess?
I suppose that triggers another Bumper Sticker idea:
Guzzi - 2 Z's for the Curmudgeon, none for you! FYYFF!! Ha Ha!
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Can I still wave to you if I see you on the road?
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Can I still wave to you if I see you on the road?
Oh...wicked...very wicked!!
Good lunch today Jack at Black's, nice you could make it down today!
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Some of my most enjoyable rides have been with friends, some on Guzzis, some not.
Rich A
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Independent.
Does not follow the herd.
NOT part of any group. :popcorn:
See ya on the road, going the other way!
Peace.
I travel alone....
I always travel solo and don't belong to any "group" see you guys at the campground..
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-7Ljf6TS/0/L/IMG_0501-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-BWhcTzN/0/L/IMG_0017-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-4TgJ8rk/0/L/G0030442-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-jFdW7Fv/0/L/IMG_2266-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-gVD6ksd/0/L/PICT0080-L.jpg)
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I agree with CR. When riding I may ride with a few others that are compatible, but that's it. Most the time it's solo or 2up. I want enjoyment, not a job or concensus. But when parked at a campground or rally, that's different. Then it's time to mingle and swap stories of riding or other MC interesting things. :boozing:
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In the last 6 years I don't think I have ridden with more than one other,(other than on the Tattley Rappet rally) My riding buddy has an '80's 600 Yamaha 4. Basically he rides exactly the same as me.
Still very happy riding on my own.
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Riding alone is a choice, not a virtue.
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Riding alone is a choice, not a virtue.
:1:
Dean
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Riding alone is a choice, not a virtue.
I pass by you like a gentle breeze while you stand in the starry night sky feeling a brief presence, then it's gone. :boozing:
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Breaking like the wind...
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Breaking like the wind...
lol
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In the last 6 years I don't think I have ridden with more than one other,(other than on the Tattley Rappet rally) My riding buddy has an '80's 600 Yamaha 4. Basically he rides exactly the same as me.
Still very happy riding on my own.
Mind you, on one occasion that "one other" was riding Muzz's bike, with Muzz on the back! Now, to my mind, that's really something!
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I always travel solo and don't belong to any "group" see you guys at the campground..
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-7Ljf6TS/0/L/IMG_0501-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-BWhcTzN/0/L/IMG_0017-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-4TgJ8rk/0/L/G0030442-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-jFdW7Fv/0/L/IMG_2266-L.jpg)
(https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-gVD6ksd/0/L/PICT0080-L.jpg)
Kool Bike! :boozing:
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Independent.
Does not follow the herd.NOT part of any group. :popcorn:See ya on the road, going the other way! Peace. I travel alone....
So you must have been a Guzzi rider at heart all these years while riding the FJR, or did this sudden shift in personality take place upon acquisition of the Norge? If the former, then nothing really to do with being a Guzzi rider, just a preference for solitary riding, independent of brand unless you found your true calling finally after all these years to jump on board a Guzzi. Just sayin! :laugh: :laugh:
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Kool Bike! :boozing:
If you look close it's actually 3 Kool bikes.
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I agree with CR. When riding I may ride with a few others that are compatible, but that's it. Most the time it's solo or 2up. I want enjoyment, not a job or concensus. But when parked at a campground or rally, that's different. Then it's time to mingle and swap stories of riding or other MC interesting things. :boozing:
Never thought I'd agree with you but :thumb: :thumb:
Riding with the herd is just being part of a herd.
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So you must have been a Guzzi rider at heart all these years while riding the FJR, or did this sudden shift in personality take place upon acquisition of the Norge? If the former, then nothing really to do with being a Guzzi rider, just a preference for solitary riding, independent of brand unless you found your true calling finally after all these years to jump on board a Guzzi. Just sayin! :laugh: :laugh:
This could be said of me too, for I don't only ride a Guzzi either, tho I've ridden them for 30 years. :azn:
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Riding alone is a choice, not a virtue.
:1: I've ridden lots of miles solo , and lots of miles with a couple of good friends . Seems some of us are a bit full of ourselves ...
Dusty
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So you must have been a Guzzi rider at heart all these years while riding the FJR, or did this sudden shift in personality take place upon acquisition of the Norge? If the former, then nothing really to do with being a Guzzi rider, just a preference for solitary riding, independent of brand unless you found your true calling finally after all these years to jump on board a Guzzi. Just sayin! :laugh: :laugh:
Was one of the FIRST 100 people in the USA it get the FJR. Was reading about them in 01 from a Euro Mag.
Had a 'connection' at the time and got the 02.
Remember hooking up with a group of like 5 riders with FJR's and did a rally, People couldn't believe seeing 5 FJR's setting in on spot!
Here's looking @ U...
(http://www.users.qwest.net/~ghakala/hank's%20fjr.JPG)
In 02 they were rarer than Guzzi. :popcorn:
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Riding alone is a choice, not a virtue.
:1: I've ridden lots of miles solo , and lots of miles with a couple of good friends . Seems some of us are a bit full of ourselves ...
Dusty
Yeah, didn't quite appreciate that comment.
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Was one of the FIRST 100 people in the USA it get the FJR. Was reading about them in 01 from a Euro Mag. Had a 'connection' at the time and got the 02. Remember hooking up with a group of like 5 riders with FJR's and did a rally, People couldn't believe seeing 5 FJR's setting in on spot! Here's looking @ U... (http://www.users.qwest.net/~ghakala/hank's%20fjr.JPG)In 02 they were rarer than Guzzi. :popcorn:
Indeed...look like a group ride, sounds like a group ride, smells like a group ride...must have been a group ride or then again, it could have been a group park, not ride!! Ha ha. I'm sure it wasn't that much torture...I detect somewhat of a smile there. Could be buying a Guzzi got you thinking about being solitary then. You know I'm just yanking your chain...but you did provide a wide open window to jump thru. Have fun riding, solely or together. :laugh: :laugh:
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Yep , true Guzzi riders never ever ride with anyone else , the general public might think we are sociable if they witnessed that :laugh:
Dusty
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Indeed...look like a group ride, sounds like a group ride, smells like a group ride...must have been a group ride or then again, it could have been a group park, not ride!! Ha ha. I'm sure it wasn't that much torture...I detect somewhat of a smile there. Could be buying a Guzzi got you thinking about being solitary then. You know I'm just yanking your chain...but you did provide a wide open window to jump thru. Have fun riding, solely or together. :laugh: :laugh:
I still remember that group ride, you know the ones who never allow chicken strips to be shown on their rear tires.
Wonder why I ride alone!
Otherwise I'm riding with HD cruisers....... :boozing:
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Yep , true Guzzi riders never ever ride with anyone else , the general public might think we are sociable if they witnessed that :laugh:
Dusty
Do Guzzi's and Beemers mix? :popcorn:
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Do Guzzi's and Beemers mix? :popcorn:
Yep , most of the time anyway . Hell , I was a part of our local and regional Guzzi scene for years while riding a beemer . Guess I simply am not clannish , and neither are most of my friends .
Dusty
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I agree. Guzzi riders do their own thing .
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I agree. Guzzi riders do their own thing .
HD riders tend to follow the heard. :popcorn:
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HD riders tend to follow the heard. :popcorn:
Hearing has nothing to do with it :shocked:
Dusty
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Do Guzzi's and Beemers mix? :popcorn:
I've got two Guzzis and several Beemers in my garage. They all seem to get along just fine.
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Hearing has nothing to do with it :shocked:
Dusty
Say what?
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Say what?
:laugh: Well , unless we are referring to the fact that most of us are , er , mature :grin:
Dusty
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:laugh: Well , unless we are referring to the fact that most of us are , er , mature :grin:
Dusty
Oh grow up, Dusty. :grin:
p.s. I herd that. :evil:
Terry
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Oh grow up, Dusty. :grin:
p.s. I herd that. :evil:
Terry
Hmm , maybe I have misunderstood the Marvin Gaye classic all of these years :shocked: :laugh:
Dusty
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Back to the spirit of the thread...I normally choose to ride alone, but it's more to do with being picky about riding partners than being alone. Too many riders scare me with the way they ride...not paying attention and taking chances. I want to be the only one involved in my crash,thank you! :grin:
Terry
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I figure riding in a group or with someone else is a bit like playing tennis...not entirely an apropos analogy, but parts of it are.
Sure, one can play by oneself (and hit the ball against the wall, or practice serves etc.), but it's also nice to play a real game from time to time...not that riding by oneself isn't real.
But if you find compatible riders, and they do have to be compatible in terms of skill, riding ability, risk aversion or desire, interest to explore, how often they stop to pee and eat, and perhaps a few other factors, then the experience is one to be shared and enjoyed and is a different yet equally enjoyable way of riding. Some times are for solitary rides, some days are for group (1-4 riders) rides. Simply writing off riding with others to me seems more an indication of either a lack of available compatible riding partners, or just being truly solitary by nature and / or perhaps not searching wide enough to find compatible riders.
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Or the possibility exists that some of us ride alone because no one else will tolerate us :shocked: :evil:
Dusty
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With the right dudes a small group can be really fun. I recall a "spritely" little group ride down near Nashville Ar. It was fun until we topped a hill and saw :copcar: just so happens, the two in the front of the pack got to go free Willie while those bringing up the rear got a souvenir from the natural state. Luckily it was just a warning. We had plenty to laugh about 'round the campfire that night :thumb:
I do ride alone more often I don't have any local riding friends that can stand to go over 30 or 40 miles w/o stopping at a bar or pulling over to burn a doobie. To each their own, just not my "thing"
I WILL NOT go on a group ride that resembles a parade of leather clad pirates.
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With the right dudes a small group can be really fun. I recall a "spritely" little group ride down near Nashville Ar. It was fun until we topped a hill and saw :copcar: just so happens, the two in the front of the pack got to go free Willie while those bringing up the rear got a souvenir from the natural state. Luckily it was just a warning. We had plenty to laugh about 'round the campfire that night :thumb:
I do ride alone more often I don't have any local riding friends that can stand to go over 30 or 40 miles w/o stopping at a bar or pulling over to burn a doobie. To each their own, just not my "thing"
I WILL NOT go on a group ride that resembles a parade of leather clad pirates.
No mistaking us for a parade that day :evil: Actually there were three in the group that "got away"
included our fearless leader , obviously he doesn't really care about his flock :laugh:
Dusty
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I have ridden hundreds of thousands of miles by myself. A good riding buddy is hard to come by. My number one riding buddy (Gary Schweers ) enjoyed my company for 25 or 30 thousand. Haven't replaced him yet.
Cookie would like for me to find a replacement for him, but it ain't easy.
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No mistaking us for a parade that day :evil: Actually there were three in the group that "got away"
included our fearless leader , obviously he doesn't really care about his flock :laugh:
Dusty
I though Doug and David were "flocked" :wink:
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I though Doug and David were "flocked" :wink:
"Fl (AR)cked :laugh:
Dusty
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I've found that the only guy I can get along with is my best friend, ME! I have a few disagreements but I win most of the fights.
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Hearing has nothing to do with it :shocked:
Dusty
LOL....